Records of the Department of Physical Education, 1879-1955 (inclusive).

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Records of the Department of Physical Education, 1879-1955 (inclusive).

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Includes correspondence of D.A. Sargent; freshman physical training cards for classes of 1923-1945 and 1947-1955; records of locker rentals; physical examination records, including a tape measure used by Sargent in physical examinations; photographs and drawings, including glass negatives of Harvard and non-Harvard athletes; lists of students taking part in athletics; and records of locker rentals at Hemenway Gymnasium. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Harvard University. Dept. of Physical Training.

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Harvard University. Dept. of Physical Education.

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The athletic program at Harvard was administered by the Director of Hemenway Gymnasium until 1919, then the Department of Physical Education from 1919 to 1946, the Department of Physical Training from 1946 to 1951, the Harvard Athletic Association from 1951 to 1952, and since 1952, the Department of Athletics, under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has been responsible for Harvard and Radcliffe athletic activities. From the description of Records of the Department of Physical Educat...

Hemenway Gymnasium (Cambridge, Mass.)

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Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924

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Sargent taught physical training at Harvard and was director of Hemenway Gymnasium from 1879 to 1919. From the description of Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent, 1879-1925 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972875 Dudley Allen Sargent (1849-1924) was an early innovator in physical education. His long association with Harvard included his years as Director of the Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard from 1879 to 1919. During this time, he also establis...